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2010 Ford Escape drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 493 complaints for the 2010 Ford Escape, 15% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
493 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 468 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 20 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 83 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 201 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 99 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 32 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 18 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 468 complaints that include mileage. 65% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles20
20k to 40k miles83
40k to 60k miles201
60k to 80k miles99
80k to 100k miles32
100k to 120k miles18
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 468 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the transmission failed to shift into second gear and suddenly, there was hesitation and a violent jerking motion. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v222000 (power train: automatic transmission) yet, the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer twice.

Reported at 864 miles, April 2010 Fire

I purchased a 2010 ford escape limited in october 2010. In just two and half of years of having the vehicle and under 50,000 miles, I had to replace the throttle body costing me $385 (after talking the service guy down to that price). The incident occurred on april 24, 2013 while driving home from work for lunch. I was driving on a busy road when my car's speed started to slow down automatically. I tried to press the gas but it would not accelerate although the engine was still on.

Reported at 49,800 miles, April 2013

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